One interesting anecdote I have regarding this game: A few years ago, I booted up my childhood windows xp pc. I believe windows xp has a set of pre-built games, including solitaire, minesweeper, and relevant here, reversi. When I booted it up semi-recently, on a long dead operating system, I found, to my surprise, the online functionality was still functional. Even better, it was astonishingly easy to get online matches, like better than most modern online games I play. I lost every single one, despite being somewhat decent at the game. I fully believe that there is a hidden sect of old people who never upgraded their operating system, possibly to this day, who play on this inbuilt game on a long dead operating system constantly, becoming incredibly skilled at this niche board game, hidden away from the wider internet, and I find that very neat.
Ah, Windows XP. Depending on how long ago that was, and how the in-built reversi program's match-making worked, you might have been playing matches against people in regional accounting firms, and civil service workers in countries that hadn't upgraded their IT infrastructure in a while. And pensioners, who tend not to be as interested in upgrading tech, for different reasons. And lots of people on islands. Island time and the internet interact in some really interesting ways. I was going to write something about faking matches using local bots - but no; according to a microsoft support post, the matchmaking service for windows internet games was taken offline at the end of July 2019. That's a long time to keep a service running, but at the same token, it would have been a cheap service, run by a company with ample resources, and in the end the concerns were probably more to do with security and support issues (you have to pay someone to keep the thing operational, it won't work indefinitely on its own, and past a certain point it tends to become more interesting to hackers than legitimate users) than the little bit of power and CPU time involved in running it.
This is Othello, but you choose the starting placements of the center, and it ends immediately if a player can't make a move. In Othello, it only stops if both players can't make a move.
And that led me down an internet rabbit hole. Apparently a Japanese businessman patented Othello as an improvement to Reversi, but has since claimed he invented the game independent of Reversi.
In the version I'm used to, the board starts with 4 pieces in the middle, two in each color in a diagonal pattern. Not being able to move doesn't end the game, but it skips your turn. The game ends when both players can't move or the board is full. EDIT: Apparently those are the rules for Othello, which is different from Reversi. I've played a couple video games that have this as a minigame, and they always use the Othello rules.
Since there are no pawns, en passant is not allowed, nor is castling. This, I believe, makes "Reversi" the worst ever chess variant ever to exist (until another game without en passant comes around).😉
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Bro, imagine if they randomly start playing reversi inside your stomach (wait why would you eat them)💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
reversi was invented in the late 19th century by either john mollet or lewis waterman, both british. othello came out in the early 1970s, and was patented by a japanese salesman named goro hasegawa. goro claimed to have independently invented othello, but it seems more likely he claimed ownership of an already existing game, as the exact rules for othello (that is, a set starting position, and both players being unable to make a move for the game to end) were published as alternate rules for reversi in 1907.
Because this game with this title (Reversi) is included in the PC game collection Hoyle Board Games, I used to think it and Othello were two different names for the same game. They aren't; there exists differences between the two.
Wait, I'm used to passing if you couldn't play on your turn. Generally, if you had to pass, you'd be in a losing position anyway, but it's still odd seeing that the game ends instead.
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In theory, yes. Take a pack of cookies and twist the top off, leaving only the bottom cookie and cream. One player uses the cookie side, while the other player uses the cream side. Play on any 8x8 grid large enough to fit the cookies. A chess board would work, but you can make your own as well.
There's a world championship in Othello..., the better version of this game. I am the 3rd best player locally, and on top 20 in my country. Who wants to play with me?
Reversi was invented in 1883. Reversi was re-marketed as Othello by a Japanese businessman in 1971 with a slight change to rules so he could patent it.
One interesting anecdote I have regarding this game:
A few years ago, I booted up my childhood windows xp pc. I believe windows xp has a set of pre-built games, including solitaire, minesweeper, and relevant here, reversi.
When I booted it up semi-recently, on a long dead operating system, I found, to my surprise, the online functionality was still functional. Even better, it was astonishingly easy to get online matches, like better than most modern online games I play. I lost every single one, despite being somewhat decent at the game.
I fully believe that there is a hidden sect of old people who never upgraded their operating system, possibly to this day, who play on this inbuilt game on a long dead operating system constantly, becoming incredibly skilled at this niche board game, hidden away from the wider internet, and I find that very neat.
Ah, Windows XP. Depending on how long ago that was, and how the in-built reversi program's match-making worked, you might have been playing matches against people in regional accounting firms, and civil service workers in countries that hadn't upgraded their IT infrastructure in a while. And pensioners, who tend not to be as interested in upgrading tech, for different reasons. And lots of people on islands. Island time and the internet interact in some really interesting ways.
I was going to write something about faking matches using local bots - but no; according to a microsoft support post, the matchmaking service for windows internet games was taken offline at the end of July 2019. That's a long time to keep a service running, but at the same token, it would have been a cheap service, run by a company with ample resources, and in the end the concerns were probably more to do with security and support issues (you have to pay someone to keep the thing operational, it won't work indefinitely on its own, and past a certain point it tends to become more interesting to hackers than legitimate users) than the little bit of power and CPU time involved in running it.
@@LordJazzlyYeah, this was before 2019. Bit disappointing that it's down, but definitely makes sense. Thanks for the information.
This is Othello, but you choose the starting placements of the center, and it ends immediately if a player can't make a move. In Othello, it only stops if both players can't make a move.
I was just about to comment this when I saw your post.
I thank you for clearing that up because I used to think Reversi and Othello were the same game.
And that led me down an internet rabbit hole. Apparently a Japanese businessman patented Othello as an improvement to Reversi, but has since claimed he invented the game independent of Reversi.
@@jardex2275 Wow; that is confusing.
Maybe they still are the same game, and this is just a 2024 edition, and not an indicator that they are different
At this point he is going to do every 2024 rules😂
Just so we're up to date I guess
You finally know how to play that weird game from old Windows
In the version I'm used to, the board starts with 4 pieces in the middle, two in each color in a diagonal pattern. Not being able to move doesn't end the game, but it skips your turn. The game ends when both players can't move or the board is full.
EDIT: Apparently those are the rules for Othello, which is different from Reversi. I've played a couple video games that have this as a minigame, and they always use the Othello rules.
2nd win condition:
If you flip all your opponent's pieces, you win automatically because the opponent don't have any way to continue flipping pieces
this rule is already included in "if the opponent can't make a move", so its not needed
Is en passant allowed?
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Since there are no pawns, en passant is not allowed, nor is castling. This, I believe, makes "Reversi" the worst ever chess variant ever to exist (until another game without en passant comes around).😉
No because we aren't allowed the double step move :(
I'm pretty sure that's the Argentine Tango!
the Othello game I have on my phone preset the center, and when you can't move, the turn is skipped until all squares are filled
That's probably the more well known ruleset. I've never come across a copy of othello or reversi (digital or otherwise) following these rules.
Othello follows the initial 4 squares & no legal moves = skip turn rules.
Proper Reversi should follow what is in the video.
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Yeah!!!!! The Japanese game of go!!! I don't know there was a American version in a different name!!! Thank you so much. I know go have a bigger board but the game is still the same
this us completely different from go
Just found it out. I thought they were the same. Sorry. Got to excided
Reversi/Othello is a lot easier to play and pretty deep in its own right.
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When will you do the official Gungi game?
i would eat the discs
Bro, imagine if they randomly start playing reversi inside your stomach (wait why would you eat them)💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
So now I must ask: which came first, Reversi or Othello?
Is one a knock-off of the other, or were they created independently?
reversi was invented in the late 19th century by either john mollet or lewis waterman, both british. othello came out in the early 1970s, and was patented by a japanese salesman named goro hasegawa. goro claimed to have independently invented othello, but it seems more likely he claimed ownership of an already existing game, as the exact rules for othello (that is, a set starting position, and both players being unable to make a move for the game to end) were published as alternate rules for reversi in 1907.
Outflanking the discs is one key to this game.
He is gonna release "Reversi - Windows 1.01 Rules"
Because this game with this title (Reversi) is included in the PC game collection Hoyle Board Games, I used to think it and Othello were two different names for the same game. They aren't; there exists differences between the two.
O R E O
Make how to play magic maze
"Can you believe it?!"
Wait, I'm used to passing if you couldn't play on your turn. Generally, if you had to pass, you'd be in a losing position anyway, but it's still odd seeing that the game ends instead.
Now make a game called Uno reversi
The thumbnail makes me want oreos
Nice
XD Every video is how to 2024 rules
I have give you suggestion to do video
-Machu xiangqi
-Mini xiangqi
-Jianggi(Korean chess)
2024 rules is here XD
-Risk 2024 rules
The other video is hererere!!!!
-Review board game
-Chess skills
You will using this
Can you play this with Oreos?
In theory, yes. Take a pack of cookies and twist the top off, leaving only the bottom cookie and cream. One player uses the cookie side, while the other player uses the cream side. Play on any 8x8 grid large enough to fit the cookies. A chess board would work, but you can make your own as well.
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These rules seem to be a mix of Reversi and Othello
The real question is, does Windows 11 have Reversi?
Did... Did they... Did they just drop a new update for Reversi?
The game that was invented in the 1800s? Are there new rules in 2024?
Isn't it best to start in the corners? Those disks can never be reversed.
Corners are premier targets but you gotta get there first. Worst place is anywhere next to that corner.
This game, looks like the game named "Go" but it's interesting
For your average person Reversi/Othello is much more approachable but you could spend your life improving at it.
Othello?
OREO
There's a world championship in Othello..., the better version of this game. I am the 3rd best player locally, and on top 20 in my country. Who wants to play with me?
Im good 😅
That game was originally called Othello.
Reversi was invented in 1883. Reversi was re-marketed as Othello by a Japanese businessman in 1971 with a slight change to rules so he could patent it.
So early
dang im early
2024 sucks
So far, I must agree, and I was warning people about 2025!